Township 27S Range 19W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 23.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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23.5 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 27S19W

Median depth went from 54.3 ft before development to 76.6 ft — a change of 23.5 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 16 at 31.6 ft; the smallest fall is section 30 at 9.2 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 27S Range 19W — depth to water before the aquifer was developed, against the 2022–2024 surface, in feet below ground. A plus sign means the water is deeper than it was; a minus sign means it is shallower. A dash means one of the two is missing; ≥ marks a change computed from a figure floored at ground level.
Sec.	Before	2022–24	Change
01	46.5 ft	66.4 ft	+20.0
02	51.8 ft	76.7 ft	+24.9
03	48.9 ft	76.1 ft	+27.1
04	39.8 ft	68.4 ft	+28.6
05	43.0 ft	68.2 ft	+25.1
06	37.9 ft	61.3 ft	+23.4
07	41.8 ft	66.1 ft	+24.3
08	49.7 ft	75.4 ft	+25.7
09	49.6 ft	79.8 ft	+30.2
10	54.3 ft	84.4 ft	+30.1
11	55.1 ft	82.5 ft	+27.4
12	50.4 ft	72.2 ft	+21.8
13	58.1 ft	77.8 ft	+19.7
14	46.4 ft	72.4 ft	+26.0
15	46.1 ft	77.4 ft	+31.3
16	57.0 ft	88.6 ft	+31.6
17	58.0 ft	81.5 ft	+23.5
18	52.5 ft	71.5 ft	+19.0
19	67.7 ft	81.3 ft	+13.6
20	58.6 ft	76.6 ft	+18.1
21	47.5 ft	73.6 ft	+26.1
22	49.5 ft	79.2 ft	+29.7
23	46.1 ft	69.9 ft	+23.7
24	41.7 ft	59.9 ft	+18.2
25	52.9 ft	71.0 ft	+18.1
26	55.3 ft	77.5 ft	+22.2
27	55.8 ft	81.9 ft	+26.2
28	61.3 ft	83.1 ft	+21.8
29	56.7 ft	70.7 ft	+14.0
30	67.4 ft	76.6 ft	+9.2
31	60.5 ft	70.7 ft	+10.3
32	68.6 ft	82.6 ft	+14.0
33	67.4 ft	87.3 ft	+19.9
34	67.7 ft	92.0 ft	+24.3
35	68.7 ft	90.0 ft	+21.4
36	58.1 ft	76.5 ft	+18.4

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 27S range 19W

231 wells in township 27S range 19W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC, 67. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 126.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (77), irrigation (62), domestic, livestock (52), domestic (34).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 19W, busiest first. The last column is the median depth those wells were drilled to — a driller’s own record of how far down the water was.
Driller of record	Wells	Years	Median depth	Median water level
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	67	1974–2016	160.0 ft	60.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	40	1975–1997	80.0 ft	51.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	36	1977–2014	111.0 ft	59.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	24	1975–2018	166.0 ft	62.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	22	2000–2011	140.0 ft	76.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	14	1982–1986	100.0 ft	58.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	3	2006–2008	100.0 ft	58.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	3	1976–1978	90.0 ft	48.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	3	2023–2024	121.0 ft	71.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	3	1991–1992	119.0 ft	53.0 ft
Lehl's Water Well Service	2	1982–1983	95.0 ft	65.0 ft
Pratt Well Service	2	2015	126.0 ft	60.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	2	2007–2015	120.0 ft	93.0 ft
Well Owner	2	1987–2011	174.0 ft	63.5 ft
Abercrombie Drilling, INC	1	1983	110.0 ft	65.0 ft
Brau Drlg Co., INC	1	1977	161.0 ft	61.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	1	2016	140.0 ft	50.0 ft
Crowdis Ww Srvc	1	2020	140.0 ft	62.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	1	1976	226.0 ft	60.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC	1	2021	140.0 ft	84.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	1	2016	175.0 ft	85.0 ft
Wade Ewbank, INC	1	1976	96.0 ft	38.0 ft

Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
Decade	Wells	Median depth	Median level
1970s	72	155.0 ft	50.0 ft
1980s	50	95.0 ft	50.0 ft
1990s	32	107.0 ft	61.0 ft
2000s	38	140.0 ft	74.0 ft
2010s	34	153.9 ft	77.0 ft
2020s	5	140.0 ft	71.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	77	110.0 ft
Irrigation	62	166.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	52	115.0 ft
Domestic	34	90.0 ft
Test hole/well	3	173.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	2	141.0 ft
Test Hole, Cased	1	181.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 19W, by the depth the driller reached. The water level is the one measured on arrival, which is a reading at a point — unlike the surface figures above. The first column is the WWC-5 record number.
Record	Year	Depth	Water level	Purpose	Driller
33762	1976	226.0 ft	60.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
1053408255	2023	205.0 ft	71.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Ent
311419	1999	200.0 ft	65.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
33720	1977	198.0 ft	48.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
33764	1976	198.0 ft	54.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
311420	2000	196.0 ft	65.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
33710	1974	195.0 ft	39.0 ft	Test hole/well	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
33714	1974	195.0 ft	55.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
102163	1995	195.0 ft	53.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
33711	1977	192.0 ft	63.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC

Buying or drilling in township 27S range 19W?

The median section here has moved 23.5 ft. What that means for one quarter section takes someone on the ground. Tell us where; we pass the request on.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. What we do with this.

This township sits in Central and western Kansas. Kiowa County, on 100 % of 231 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

27S10W 0.0 ft
27S11W -4.5 ft
27S12W 0.8 ft
27S13W 6.0 ft
27S14W 15.2 ft
27S15W 12.3 ft
27S18W 16.9 ft
27S20W 17.2 ft
27S21W -0.4 ft
27S22W 24.2 ft
27S23W 48.0 ft
27S24W 34.9 ft
27S25W 39.7 ft

Neighbours by the count of measured sections, not a ranking: the list slides with the township, so each of the 256 township pages is reachable from the others. All of them.